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My entire life changed in an instant. One violent moment took my mother and destroyed me. I can't even remember it. All I know is…it was my fault. Now I'm entering senior year after hiding away from the world for as long as I could. The only distraction I have from the heavy weight of my scars is my best friend, Graham. He's been my rock through it all. When his cousin Atlas appears, my world suddenly tilts on its already unsteady axis. Everyone warns me to stay away from the star football player with a bad boy reputation and a chip on his shoulder.

All I wanted for so long was to remember the car crash that killed my mother. Like it might somehow chase away the guilt and grief that followed her death. But now I remember, and everything has changed. I should be relieved. Instead, I'm angry at the world. My mother. Father. And especially the boy who stole my heart and crushed it beneath his palm. Everyone warned me to stay away from Atlas Scott—the bad boy football star with a reputation for trouble. Maybe I should've listened. But our bond was seemingly unbreakable, forged in the fire of tragedy. Until it wasn't.

After all, I'm Graham Scott, son of a football legend and guaranteed a scholarship. But now, I'm so far off the beaten path I barely recognize myself anymore. My father is a cheat. My best friend broke my heart. And I owe ten thousand dollars in gambling debt. The only thing I seem to find solace in anymore is the bottom of a booze bottle.

My requirements for a man are simple. Must love books. Must NOT love hockey. Which is why I will never be interested in my neighbor, the aloof and mysterious Felix Jamison, no matter how many books I see him hauling into his apartment. Unless he loses his pro hockey skates, I’m out. But then he shows up at my symphony concert.

Jack Marshal, known as "the Lion," is a prideful sinner and reckless womanizer. When his 15-year-old daughter, Bonny, winds up pregnant by an old running buddy, Jack is outraged. And when the man is found dead, Jack is charged with murder.

The world of pro wrestling is about to change. Eric "Jiggolo" Johnson can sense it, but he's already on his way out. On the way to what he expects will be one of his last big shows, he and the wrestlers he's traveling with come into conflict with a family of meth dealers in rural West Virginia...

Two childhood best friends reunite in L.A. the summer before senior year—but when one of them ends up starring on a teen reality dating show, their feelings for each other get complicated. Perfect for fans of friends-to-lovers rom-coms and The Bachelor! Sloane McKinney feels like a background...

Dark romance, high stakes, and plot twists abound in this YA thriller that's perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover. What you don't know can hurt you.... It’s been months since the accident that killed Ella’s best friend, Hayley, and Ella can’t stop blaming herself. Now Ella is back at school...

Submitted for your approval…. The introduction to the old television classic serves equally well as a key to unlock the doors of imagination to these Twisted Tales. Here a child’s toy, a code of honor, and a marble angel are among the signposts along the path to a place where “What If” rules the day.

Open this collection of short stories to meet a chatty ghoul, senior citizens with a unique twist on Sundowner’s Syndrome, a hard-bitten cowhand who rides into Perdition, and a host of others among the sacred, the damned, and everyday man. Tokens of Perdition is your ticket to a roller coaster ride that climbs to inspiring heights, then plunges into dark, sinister depths. Take up your sword and join in this battle of good and evil that runs across time, circumstance, humanity, and beyond. Choose a side.

As the 20th century begins, the frontier of the Pacific Northwest is fading into the light of the modern age. But for farmhand Joe MacCready, a horror he had experienced in the deserted farmhouse has left his world in trauma, where he is regarded as an outcast and a liar. Then, he finds the chance for a new life with Mr. Kahl, the man he wished could have been his father, and the possibility of love with Kahl's daughter, Josie. But the mystery of the old farmhouse, steeped in ghost stories, has deep roots in secrets of the old world that have been hidden away.

A sexy, dark romantic thriller—with a shocking twist—by the author of Everything We Never Said. Perfect for fans of Binding 13! When eighteen-year-old River Santos’s house burned down, she lost everything. Her clothes. Her guitar. Her songbook. Most importantly, she lost her father. But...

Seventeen skilled and diverse writers, united by their experience of chronic post-infectious illness, offer their thoughts on everything from gaslighting and grieving to birds and baking. Funny, poignant, desperate or reflective: this collection has it all. Dip into it occasionally or read it from cover-to-cover - whatever you choose you’ll find it rewarding.